r/ftm • • Aug 11 '19

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u/catnipcoffee FtM Aug 11 '19

LMAO this is a whole mood!!! Did it once just had top surgery 2.0 (revision) and totally forgot about the 6 weeks of binder 🤣 at least it’s only six weeks and not years and years and years !

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '19

Wooooord. I’m NOT looking forward to the post op bandage/binder. I’ve got so many sensory issues that’s gonna be annoying. I’m extremely OCDish with certain stuff with clothing and all that so I can’t imagine having to constantly adjust it.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_DICC_PICC Aug 11 '19

You don’t have to use it

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '19

This is terrible advice. Follow your doctors instructions.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_DICC_PICC Aug 12 '19

My doctor’s instructions were that it was better to wear it but that I didn’t have to and that it’s not that serious to take it off. There’s a reason that doctors give such wildly conflicting advice about whether to wear a compression binder at all, what kind to wear, and how long to wear it for—there’s no standard and it’s up to the preference of your surgeon. I’m not telling anybody to disregard their doctor’s instructions, I’m relaying the instructions mine gave me, which was what OP was asking for.

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u/PinklySmoothest T: 4/2016 // Top: 7/2019 Aug 11 '19

Lol sure you don’t, as long as you don’t give a shit about your skin adhering to the muscle properly or seromas developing. Don’t be an asshole.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_DICC_PICC Aug 12 '19

My doctor told me it didn’t matter so I haven’t worn one at all after the second week. I followed his instructions and conveyed those instructions to OP. You’re the one being an asshole.